The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word ALERT which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2020.
Heads-up crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ALERT | 34 % | 5 |
| RUNS | 7 % | 4 |
| FORE | 6 % | 4 |
| CLIMBS | 6 % | 6 |
| ASCENDS | 4 % | 7 |
| LEADS | 4 % | 5 |
| CLIMBSAMOUNTAIN | 3 % | 15 |
| SOARS | 3 % | 5 |
| LEADSACOMMITTEE | 3 % | 15 |
| RISES | 3 % | 5 |
| AVIATES | 3 % | 7 |
| CHAIRS | 3 % | 6 |
| COINTOSSRESULTS | 3 % | 15 |
| ALERTS | 3 % | 6 |
| WARNINGOFDANGER | 3 % | 15 |
| SMART | 1 % | 5 |
| HELMS | 1 % | 5 |
| BECAREFUL | 1 % | 9 |
| WATCHOUT | 1 % | 8 |
| WARNING | 1 % | 7 |
| THINKFAST | 1 % | 9 |
| BEWARE | 1 % | 6 |
| BLASTSOFF | 1 % | 9 |
| ADVANCENOTICE | 1 % | 13 |
| CATCH | 1 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Heads-up
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- alert
- wide-awake
- caution
- visit
- tell
- warning
- info
- caveat
- say
- story
- shocker
- disclaimer
Crossword Answer definitions
ALERT noun- An alarm.
- A notification of higher importance than an advisory.
- A state of readiness for potential combat.
- Attentive; awake; on guard.
- Brisk; nimble; moving with celerity.
- To give warning to.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result ALERT
- Argus-eyed
- Code red, for one
- On one's toes
- Sharp-eyed
- Tip off
- Warn
- Not oblivious
- Storm siren
- Wide awake
- On the ball
More clues leading to the result RUNS
- Brook and rill
- Scoreboard units
- Aspires to be mayor, say
- Brave deeds?
- Does some track and field
- Pirates' accumulations
- They're always made at home
- Goes a la Coe
- Baseball stats
- Campaigns
More clues leading to the result FORE
- St. Andrews shout
- Tiger Woods yell
- Alerting shout
- Cry from the tee
- Golfer's cry
- Links warning
- Fairway duck?
- Links yell
- Pebble Beach warning
- Stall starter
More clues leading to the result CLIMBS
- Heads up
- Scales
- Participates in the Reek Sunday pilgrimage, say
- Takes a peak?
- Gets up
- Ascends
- Tackles K2
- Scales up
- Goes to the top of
- Increases
More clues leading to the result ASCENDS
More clues leading to the result LEADS
- Plays first with Goren
- Useful info, to a salesman
- Is ahead
- Detectives' hints
- Actors who do a lot of lines
- Salesmen's starting points
- Musical solos
- Headliners
- Starring roles
- Audiohile's connections
More clues leading to the result CLIMBSAMOUNTAIN
More clues leading to the result SOARS
- Flies high
- Flies above all
- Flies like an eagle
- Gets high
- Glides
- Travels by hanglider
- Emulates eagles
- Goes with the eagles
- Gets really high
- Takes to the skies
More clues leading to the result LEADSACOMMITTEE
More clues leading to the result RISES
- Advances
- Responds to yeast
- What the sun also does
- Gets up
- __ alai
- Comes up
- Upslopes
- Greets the day
- Goes up
- Increases
More clues leading to the result AVIATES
- Goes up
- Flies
- Uses props, perhaps
- Emulates Waldo Pepper
- Flies an airplane
- Heads up
- Does the Wright thing
- Takes to the skies
- Takes off
- Emulates Earhart
More clues leading to the result CHAIRS
- Heads a meeting
- Musical furniture?
- Professorships
- Seats
- Dining room necessities
- Holds the gavel
- Heads up
- Presides over
- Movable seats.
- Supports for railroad tracks.
More clues leading to the result COINTOSSRESULTS
More clues leading to the result ALERTS
- Heads up!
- Tips off
- Google notifications
- Google service
- Sirens
- Puts on notice
- Warnings
- Warns
- Wake-up calls
- Advisories
More clues leading to the result WARNINGOFDANGER
More clues leading to the result SMART
- 99's husband, on '60s TV
- Kind of cookie
- Sting
- Maxwell ___ (Agent 86)
- Witty
- He was in control
- Stylish
- Chic
- Nattily dressed
- Kind of money
More clues leading to the result HELMS
- Jesse of North Carolina
- Positions of leadership
- Politician who was nicknamed "Senator No"
- Steers
- Steering systems at sea
- Captains' posts
- Oversees
- Wheels at sea
- Wheels on the ocean
- Positions of control
More clues leading to the result BECAREFUL
More clues leading to the result WATCHOUT
More clues leading to the result WARNING
- See 39-Across
- Bark, perhaps
- Alarm
- Expressing caution to
- Blinking light, maybe
- See 50-Across
- See 26-Down
- Triangular road sign's signification
- Van Halen "Fair ___"
- Alternative to a ticket
More clues leading to the result THINKFAST
More clues leading to the result BEWARE
- Warning word
- Word on a front-door sign
- "Look out!"
- Obey a caveat
- "Watch it!"
- Take care
- "___ the fury of a patient man": Dryden
- Word on a dog-owner's sign
- "Watch your back!"
- "___ the Ides of March"